# Sense

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/sense/  
**Website:** https://sense.com  
**APIs profiled:** 6

Sense is a ClimateTech company founded in 2013 that provides home energy intelligence through a high-resolution electrical monitoring device installed in residential electrical panels. The Sense platform captures real-time electricity usage data and uses machine learning to disaggregate power consumption into individual device-level signatures, enabling homeowners to understand exactly which appliances are using electricity and when. The API provides access to real-time power consumption and solar production data via a WebSocket realtime feed, and historical trend data via a REST interface covering daily, weekly, monthly, and annual usage breakdowns. Sense also supports device detection data, grid exchange metrics, and push notifications through integrations including Amazon Alexa. The company pivoted in 2025 to embed its machine learning technology directly into next-generation smart meters deployed by utility partners, expanding its reach to tens of millions of homes without requiring standalone hardware purchases.

## Kin Score — 47.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 47.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 66.9 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 23.0 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 35.0 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **Sense Realtime API** — The Sense Realtime API delivers live electricity usage data via a WebSocket connection, streaming second-by-second power consumption readings for the whole home and identified d...
- **Sense Authentication API** — Authenticate and manage sessions
- **Sense Devices API** — Device-level energy data and device information
- **Sense History API** — Historical energy usage and solar production data
- **Sense Monitors API** — Monitor overview, status, and device detection
- **Sense Users API** — User-level timeline and usage data

## Agentic access (1)

- **Sense Agentic Access** — 15 operations · 3 acting

## Security (2)

- **Sense Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Sense Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Sense Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Energy, Home Energy Monitoring, IoT, Smart Home, Electricity, Solar, Device Detection, Real-Time Data, Climate Tech

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/sense/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.